I'm Sayan Ghosh and I'm a contributor from Canada. I'd describe myself as an amateur photographer who loves storytelling and trying different street food. When not working, I'm on my custom-built PC, ...

For some, installing a CPU is one of the easiest parts of building a new PC. For others, it can be nerve-wracking, especially if they're doing it for the first time. While the basics of securing a CPU ...

I have my issues with pre-built PCs, but my first custom build ended up being more of a crash course in mistakes. I swapped the motherboard in and out multiple times, was too generous with the CPU ...

I most always install the chip while the board is in place.<BR><BR>One of the problems with this though is that many boards have the socket in a poor place that requires pulling the power supply to ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...